Himani Bannerji
Encyclopedia
Himani Bannerji is a Bengali
–Canadian writer
and academic, teaching in the Department of Sociology at York University
, Canada
. She is also known for her activist work and poetry. She received her B.A. and M.A. in English from Viswa-Bharati University and Jadavpur University
respectively, and her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto
.
Bannerji works in the areas of Marxist
, feminist
and anti-racist
theory. She is especially focused on reading colonial
discourse through Karl Marx
's concept of ideology, and putting together a reflexive analysis of gender, race and class.
Bannerji also does much lecturing about the Gaze and othering and silencing of women which are marginalized.
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
–Canadian writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and academic, teaching in the Department of Sociology at York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She is also known for her activist work and poetry. She received her B.A. and M.A. in English from Viswa-Bharati University and Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University , is a premier educational and research institution in India.It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal and comprises two campuses - the main campus at Jadavpur and the new campus at Salt Lake...
respectively, and her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
.
Bannerji works in the areas of Marxist
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
, feminist
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
and anti-racist
Anti-racism
Anti-racism includes beliefs, actions, movements, and policies adopted or developed to oppose racism. In general, anti-racism is intended to promote an egalitarian society in which people do not face discrimination on the basis of their race, however defined...
theory. She is especially focused on reading colonial
Colonialism
Colonialism is the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. It is a process whereby the metropole claims sovereignty over the colony and the social structure, government, and economics of the colony are changed by...
discourse through Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
's concept of ideology, and putting together a reflexive analysis of gender, race and class.
Bannerji also does much lecturing about the Gaze and othering and silencing of women which are marginalized.
Poetry
- Doing Time: Poems (Toronto: Sister Vision, 1986.)
- A Separate Sky (Toronto: Domestic Bliss, 1982.) - Her translation of Bengali poems by Subhas Mukhapadhyay, Manbendra Bandyopadhyay and Shamshur RahmanShamshur RahmanShamshur Rahman is a literary critic in Urdu language. Editor of a literary journal, Shabkhoon.-External links:...
.
Co-authored and edited
- Of Property and Propriety: The Role of Gender and Class in Imperialism and Nationalism (University of Toronto Press);
- Unsettling Relations: The University as a Site for Feminist Struggle (The Women's Press);
- Returning the Gaze: : Essays on Gender, Race and Class by Non-White Women (SisterVision Press)